American music Quote by Carlisle Floyd

The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music…

— Virgil Thomson

What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which…

— Carlisle Floyd

The whole path of American music has been so much about the recognition of stylistic diversity, and the recognition of the importance of music…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

A lot of Appalachian music has a certain haunted, foggy feel to it; a certain sinister quality. And that transcends who is singing it.…

— Bradford Cox

I think Americana music is music that is generally more singer/songwriter oriented. It has more to do with the songwriting. The music, it's more…

— Billy Bob Thornton

I call myself a singer-songwriter influenced by the gospel and jazz tradition. Naturally, because of my lifestyle and love for nature, there's a lot…

— Lizz Wright

When I sat down with all the songs before recording, I realised I'd written a few songs specifically about places in America - there…

— Passenger

I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and…

— Renee Fleming

One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the country's music. That doesn't mean…

— Randy Houser

To me, all music that is made under the umbrella of the United States of America is Americana music.

— Marty Stuart

I try to put a lot of our music in my music - by that I mean of American music.

— Wynton Marsalis

Somebody told me once it takes an Americana song five minutes to say what a country song says in three - so I try…

— Sturgill Simpson